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Which of these is NOT part of the plot?
Climax
Conflict
Character Traits
Resolution
2
What is evidence?
Someone's first hand account.
Information used to support a claim.
A statement of what the author believes is true.
Someone who has studied it carefully.
3
In a poem, the groups of lines are called a ...
Line
Poem
Paragraph
Stanza
4
Which of the following is evidence of Jed's character traits?
Jed was determined to make it home in the storm.
Jed saw the light flickering in the distance.
The wind slammed against the door, rattling the windows
One cold December night, in Boston, Jed was walking home.
5
Which line from the poem is a metaphor?
"No one likes it."
"Homework is a bee sting on your tongue."
"How awful!"
"Let's do away with it."
6
Money doesn't grow on trees is an example of
a hyperbole
a drama
a simile
an adage
7
When the author hints at a future event, he is using ...
Foreshadowing
Plot
Memory
Suspense
8
A summary of an article should contain all of these EXCEPT ___________?
Facts
Everything in the story
Main Idea or Topic Sentence
Closing sentence or conclusion
9
What type of fiction writing takes place in the past?
Realistic fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
10
Which text structure would be used for a recipe?
Description
Sequence
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
11
What is the theme of "Beauty and the Beast"?
People can change.
Yellow is a pretty color.
Never judge a book by it's cover.
Belle is pretty.
12
The details in an article are the part that ________.
Pictures and photographs
Are the topic of the article
A statement
Tell more about the main idea.
13
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Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution
Climax
14
Which of these is the correct way to write the title of a poem?
"Lazy Jane"
lazy Jane
"lazy Jane"
Lazy Jane (underlined)
15
My mother's hands are like silk.
Alliteration
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
16
Harry Potter, The Old Black Witch, and Eragon are examples of ...
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Poetry
Fantasy
17
Which would be an example of a theme in text?
Happy
My sister Amanda is my best friend.
Family is important
Mary should have never crossed the road.
18
Which of these is a theme?
Harry learned that friends can make a tough day better.
Once you lie, others aren't likely to believe you.
The dog ran down the street after the car.
It's raining cats and dogs.
19
If the setting of a story is on a spaceship on a journey to Mars it is ...
Realistic fiction
Poetry
Science fiction
Historical fiction
20
In poetry, when the ending words sound the same, we say they ______________.
Stanza
Alliteration
Verse
Rhyme
21
Which of the following has a cast of characters, dialogue, acts, and stage directions?
Drama
Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Poetry
22
A woman thinks about stealing food from the store is what type of conflict?
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Character
23
Which is an example of mood?
Desperation
Gloomy
All of the above
Peaceful
24
What is a good way to organize your ideas on a Text Dependent Analysis Question?
RACES
In your head
Write it the booklet immediately!
Just copy stuff
25
How should you set up your TDA organizer?
Organizer???
4-Square
RACES
Fold it in half- R ACE ACE S
26
Which of these accounts is the MOST RELIABLE?
An eyewitness to the event
The police officer's report
A neighbor who heard noises
The detectives clues
27
Which of these isn't found in non-fiction?
Plot and characters
Photographs with captions
Bold and large print words
Graphs and charts
28
An example of a myth is ...
The Black Stallion
The Sea Turtles in Florida
Cinderella
King Midas
29
What skill (s) are being analyzed?
Persephone's thoughts
Mood and tone
Character feelings and mood
Drama
30
Who is the best reading teacher ever?
Mrs. Cleaver
Mrs. Walp
The Grinch
Dr. Suess
31
Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Pecos Bill are examples of characters from a ________.
Myth
Fairytale
Tall Tale
Legend
32
When an author uses the pronouns, I, me, and my it means the story is written...
in ink pen.
in second person.
in third person omniscient.
in first person.
33
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Exposition
Resolution
Falling Action
Climax
34
Which kind of folktale contains a princess, magic, and make-believe characters like elves?
Fairytale
Myth
Tall Tale
Fable
35
If an author wants to convince you to agree with his opinion, his purpose is to ...
describe
persuade
entertain
inform
36
Which of these is found at the beginning of a nonfiction book with a list of chapter topics?
Title Page
Table of Contents
Glossary
Index
37
The main idea of an article is ...
What the article is mostly about.
The theme
The topic of the article.
The conclusion
38
A doctor trying to find a cure for a disease is an example of what kind of conflict?
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Man
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Character
39
Last night we sang songs while we roasted marshmallows. Then I slept in the tent. Is an example
of the conflict.
of a Character.
of how to make S'mores.
of the Setting.
40
Which of the following would be a simplified drawing with labels of the parts?
Map
Diagram
Table
Picture
41
He was an
amateur
boxer, since he never stepped in a ring.
ANTONYM
=
New
Professional
Easy
Good
42
If the author uses "because" and "as a result" the article has a _________ text structure.
Problem and solution
Chronological
Main idea and detail
Cause and effect
43
I WILL ROCK THIS TEST!
TRUE
FALSE
